Scientists zero in on the causes of slow-slip earthquakes – 16/11/2020
Source: GNS Science
That’s the premise of a three-year research project led by GNS Science designed to reveal the inner workings of the enigmatic plate...
GNS Science and East Coast Life at the Boundary – 03/06/2021
Source: GNS Science
Scientists from GNS Science and Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington are installing instruments across southern Hawke’s Bay, Tararua and Wairarapa...
Fossil leaves open window into Coromandel’s ancient climate – 21/02/2020
Source: GNS Science
20/02/2020 12:00 pm
A rich treasure trove of information about Coromandel’s prehistoric vegetation and past climate has been uncovered near Whitianga.
Dorothy and Ian...
Supporting International Day for Women and Girls in Science
Source: GNS Science
There weren’t many women in geoscience that I could look up to in my early career. Often, I was the only woman...
Update on Worksafe investigation of Whakaari/White Island eruption
Source: GNS Science
29/11/2020 2:43 pm
GNS Science has today been advised it faces charges relating to the eruption at Whakaari/White Island on 9 December 2019....
New geological maps help Hawke’s Bay plan for resilient, thriving future – 05/08/2020
Source: GNS Science
Three-dimensional modelling helped GNS experts to better define the geological make-up of the area – including the extent of rocks like limestone,...
Alpine Fault rupture record more complex than previously thought, study finds – 04/12/2020
Source: GNS Science
Scientists currently regard the fault as having several sections, each of which exhibits a different rupture history and all of which can...
New Hikurangi Subduction Zone Research – 30/06/2021
Source: GNS Science
New research detailing the risk of a major earthquake at the southern end of the Hikurangi Subduction Zone could help Marlborough and...
Revision of the science model for future earthquake shaking in New Zealand
Source: GNS Science
GNS Science, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and EQC announced today that they are revising the National Seismic Hazard...
New research aims to uncover earthquake risk of recently discovered Waikato fault 18/02/21
Source: GNS Science
Pilar Villamor from GNS Science (left) and Kelvin Berryman watch Kate Clark scraping layers of the trench. Photo: Peter Drury-EQC
This is part...
New Zealand first Government to sign global seabed mapping project – 21/07/2021
Source: GNS Science
We are the first country to sign up to the project.
The Chief Executive of Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand, Gaye...
10th anniversary of the magnitude 7.1 Darfield earthquake in Canterbury
Source: GNS Science
The rupture of a previously unknown fault west of Christchurch not only jolted Cantabrians awake on that Saturday morning in September 2010,...
